Rebecca Lelli
American Education
21 September 2014
The Game of School is very familiar to me, it seems that most people play it. Its all just doing what you need to in order to get by, with no concern as to whether or not you actually retain the knowledge. However, I had no idea that students as young as first graders already had everything figured out. I feel that most of the reason that kids and teachers play "the Game of School" is due to a lack of time. The teachers have so many students and so little time to plan that they do their best just to stick to what is absolutely necessary to learn for the test (this is also known as teaching to the test). Students play because of the large amount of work they are given that they have to fit in their packed schedule of extra-curriculars and still have time to socialize and sleep. I'm sure if things moved at a little slower and in more detail the students may actually be enthusiastic about learning. Beyond that, removing the stress of testing may help kids to devote time and energy to learning.
American Education
21 September 2014
The Game of School is very familiar to me, it seems that most people play it. Its all just doing what you need to in order to get by, with no concern as to whether or not you actually retain the knowledge. However, I had no idea that students as young as first graders already had everything figured out. I feel that most of the reason that kids and teachers play "the Game of School" is due to a lack of time. The teachers have so many students and so little time to plan that they do their best just to stick to what is absolutely necessary to learn for the test (this is also known as teaching to the test). Students play because of the large amount of work they are given that they have to fit in their packed schedule of extra-curriculars and still have time to socialize and sleep. I'm sure if things moved at a little slower and in more detail the students may actually be enthusiastic about learning. Beyond that, removing the stress of testing may help kids to devote time and energy to learning.